A whole new world

The Ogre did us proud today. She found a new kingdom to explore.

There was so much to smell, chase & wade through. This was something we had never seen before.

We had a long drive, the ogre had said it would only be 15 minutes but due to a traffic jam (road works) it took us a whole half hour, as you can tell, we were getting extremely agitated. She drove us down this tiny lane, on & on it went. Eventually it turned into a car park & we stopped. There was one other car there, 2 dogs with their Ogre. As there was no other traffic we didn't need to wear our leads to get out, the Ogre just opened the doors.

Our chariot in an almost empty car park (safe & secure)

The view of the road to the car park & over the farmland

Isn't that beautiful (the Ogre picked that rubbish up & put it in the bins). The sun shone, spring is here. The Ogre said it would be wonderful to live here.

The Ogre didn't know what these woods were going to be like, she didn't know if there were paths or what, so we set off to explore. Off up a pathway, we came across great big welts in the land (the Ogre said they were tractor tracks).

rain from previous days filled the tracks

We decided to follow the tracks, these were very deep and the earth was very soft due to past rains. As we followed them we became very disturbed, they led out into total devastation.

trees totally destroyed, ripped apart

What could have caused this? we needed to investigate. Trees had been cut by great big machines, then split open, cut into smaller chunks. Dust everywhere. We were very shocked but the Ogre didn't seem worried. She told us that other Ogres had cut the trees down deliberately, that they use the wood for heating & the woodland was managed properly. It was known as copicing, cutting down the trees to allow for more growth.

this was the result of of all that work

Well it seems the Ogre was right, this is how the older part of the work looked, a nice clear area where the birds could hunt.

the lake

As we carried on we came to what they called a lake, well it was nothing like the Lakes we go to, I would have called it a pond. It was a bit green in places too, but nice & refreshing.

off track there were fallen trees blocking paths

It was not easy for the Ogre to get over all the fallen trees so we had to help her. The KiT helped by finding a large stick to help the Ogre keep her balance (this was greatly appreciated) & of course we kept stopping to check she was ok.

clear routes were easier

We did find some routes which were easy to traverse. I wish there had been more like there is in Joydens Wood (my Queendom) this would have made things easier.

It didn't take long to walk around & we did come across a few other dogs. The big problem was because we didn't know the area we missed a big bit, so we walked it twice. This took us over a hour which is just about right for us. The worst part was the traffic on the way home. We fell asleep leaving the Ogre to be bored. She stopped on the way back, we saw some very big animals & she put a bag of wonderful horse poop in the back with us. Unfortunately for us she wouldn't let us eat any, she said it's for the garden. KiT managed to get some when she wasn't looking.

All in all it was a lovely walk. We will go again.

Just as we left, driving down the lane, guess what we saw!!!

Bunnies (can you see their little white tails)

Happy Birthday to Me

It's my birthday, the big 6 years old. The KIT (Knight-in-training) has been a real pest today, she keeps calling me old & kept stopping on our walk to tell me to catch up. Well I hate to say it but the Ogre is much older than I am & I had to slow down so she could keep up.

The Ogre cooked the most delicious pupcakes, iced with cream cheese & peanut butter, it took ages to lick all that off the top of my mouth. I got to have lots of bikits from the "all you can eat buffet" & got lots of pressies too (although KIT took the squeaky toy & broke it).

The Ogre took us to the woods again for our walk. I so love the woods. It started out not too nice, big grey clouds getting closer & then they opened up & it poured down. The Ogre got wet & so did we, we came across some other dogs & their ogres hiding under the trees trying to keep dry. We didn't care, just carried on & guess what happened? Something was thrown at us, we looked up & there was a squirrel sitting in the tree. The sun came out & it turned into a glorious walk. (I felt JesseJ with me, I'm sure the squirrel was him).

The Gates to the Woods

Lots to sniff

this time we took a different route

at last an area we know

we are walking clockwise around the woods today

the other dogs & ogres keeping dry

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the waterhole has filled a bit

still not deep enough

very muddy

Squirrel

the sun came out

he definitely threw something

I feel my Jesse

the KIT getting in the mud

Pupcakes

 As the Ogre went to pipe the frosting on the bag broke so she had to spoon it on in large dollops.

I think you can tell from the look in my eyes, these pupcake are awesome

They did not last long

 There were a dozen pupcakes in total, I shared with the KIT.

my pressies

 We stopped at the "all you can eat buffet" on the way home from the woods. These were the pressies I chose for myself (I picked out the snake for the KIT)

last but by no means least, a pigs ear (thanks Jesse)

After all that fun & food a long sleep was required.

I hope by brothers & sisters had a wonderful day too, after all we are the best ever litter of Dolyhir (ok, so were the others, loves to you Rocky & Reba)

Happy International Puppy Day

Me, the amazing Fizz

The Knight-in-training, AKA the Pest 

Just the 2 of us, looking cute.

Tomorrow is my birthday, my siblings & I will be 6 years old. I can't believe it. Hopefully there will be many more happy birthdays for us all.

Rotten weather

It's always said about the British, that we like to complain about the weather. Well it's true.
The weather this winter has been just appalling, no SNOW. Plenty of rain, which we do not like, the Ogre refuses to take us out exploring when it is raining. So we have had no tails to tell. Many of the Knight-in-training's American pals have had lots of snow, in fact so much they have had to dig their way out of their homes, I think I might just enjoy that.

The only snow we had

Had a bath, was allowed on couch to dry

The sun came out & we got a good explore in

The Knight-in-training needed a mud pack to make her beautiful

We got to fight a dragon hiding in the lake

Hopefully the weather will get better & the Ogre will be able to take us somewhere new to explore.

Happy New Year

A Christmas walk

Ahh, what better than a lovely walk. A trip to the Heath today. The Ogre made us sit for photos, boring, ok so there were treats involved so all was well.

Hope you enjoy your Christmas.

Princess Fizz

Under the Olde Oak Tree

Treats now please

The Ogre finds it very difficult to get a great photo of the two of us, one of us always has to spoil it, usually the Knight-in-training (well it's not me that spoils it, I'm beautiful).

Have a great holiday season everyone. I'm just going to pop outside & see if I can spot the International Space Station fly over.

Update

We have a new item for sale in our little shop. We have added some candles for Christmas, there are also some of the tree decorations available & we will be making a new style for this year too.
Any one interested please e-mail us to let us know. We accept pay pay or a cheque.

Thanks everyone.

Much further afield

Today we travelled to the land of the Beacon. Many years ago the Ogres placed Beacons in order to warn of danger from invaders. These Beacons were lit only once. Today they stand as a reminder of dangerous times. I feel they may again be lit, soon.

the land seem to be well looked after

 There were many benches along our route, these were for ogres to rest & enjoy the view. A place for quiet reflection. Were met many ogres along the way, sadly none of them had any food. I fear they do not know how to store harvests as they were not permitted to harvest the fungi that grew along the stumps.

a lovely lake, very refreshing & clean

 We did not cross on the bridge, it was closed off, we wondered if there had been trouble with Trolls living under but the area was clear, the knight-in-training made a good job of checking.

the sun shone well through the trees

 There were many Silver Birch trees in this woodland, much different to the trees in my lands. It made the area very bright, the leaves already falling as autumn is now here. Pathways had been lain for us to walk on which was very nice.

we found an Oak tree but they were very young.

 We didn't find many old trees, they all seemed so very young. This is due to the woodland being cut down to provide ogres with heat during the cold winters. I hear they also burn it to provide devices by which to write.

the silver birch smell very sweet

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 These type of trees do not provide any food harvest, I do not know what the ogres & other creatures will eat during the winter months. They need trees to provide food not just material to burn, maybe the ogres use this to trade with others.

Dwarves have left

We found evidence of Dwarves, they had once mined this land. They have left much behind but we found none of the precious stones or metals they were always so fond of.

another's kingdom, a very grand palace

I think the knight-in-training looks like a horse in this picture, with a saddle on. Lucky the ogre didn't try to ride her.

the ogre is getting slow in her old age

 We often have to stop & wait for the ogre to catch up with us, the young knight-in-training often runs ahead & has to keep returning, even I am slowing down, although I have to admit these walks have put a spring back in my step. I can also smell winter is on it's way and we all know that means snow.

a strange creature had left it's mark here

 The knight-in-training made sure she obliterated the scent.

the water levels here seem nice & high

some areas had been made for the ease of ogres

more strange smells

a very enjoyable day

a dirty knight-in-training but oh so sweet

a sweet kiss from the knight-in-training, she does love me really

We arrived back at the chariot which was thankfully still in one piece, however 2 other chariots had been broken in to & items stolen, that was not good.